Ukrainian law enforcement agencies have issued a notice of suspicion to ex-President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych who is charged with high treason.
According to the State Bureau of Investigation, he in 2010 assisted Russia in conducting subversive activities against Ukraine, the Prosecutor General’s Office reported on January 28.
The charges concern the so-called Kharkiv accords signed between the then Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Yanukovych. The document extended the period for the Russian Navy’s deployment in Ukraine’s Crimea for another 25 years under the pretext of receiving a discount on natural gas.
The investigators concluded that the document did not provide any discount, as before it was signed, the price for Ukraine had been doubled.
“As of the end of 2008, the price of gas per 1,000 cubic meters for Ukraine was US$179.5, while at the end of 2010 it was US$352.33. In addition, it was the [alleged] reduction [in the gas price] that was stipulated as Ukraine’s obligations on the state debt owed to the Russian Federation, which were to be met,” the PGO says.
